Land Rover Monthly – October 2019

LANDROVER MONTHLY 141

Bulkhead build-up

ON any short wheelbase utility

LandRover, the bulkhead andrear

tub form thebasisfor building the

body ontothe chassis. Because the

bottomofthe bulkhead is bolted

throughweldedtubes in the chassis

outriggers, there is no optionto

adjust its heighttoalign with the

rear bodytub,though itcan be

tiltedforeand aft slightly depending

on the positioningoftheforward

mounting bracketsthat locate itto

the chassis.The plan istosit both

ofthesemainsections in place, and

then adjust as necessarytoachieve

correct alignmentofthe side doors

tothe bulkhead andreartub.

With the bulkhead loosely bolted

in position, and beforefi tting the

reartub,it’s worth fi ttingcables

and pipework while the accessto

the chassis is uncluttered. In this

case, a new wiring loom from

Autosparkswas laid out along the

chassis androuted up the frontof

the bulkhead andfed throughto

the instrumentpanel position.The

original fuse box andvoltage

regulator (both bearing the

stamped dateof1949)werealso

mounted on the bulkhead front.

Fuel lines andhydraulic pipesfor

the brakeshavealso been plumbed

in beforefi tting thereartub.

Pre-check

The bulkhead had been assembledtocheck thefi t to

chassis and frontpanelssothat anystructuraltweaks

could becompleted priortopainting.

Buildingup

The restored bulkhead is in position with the wiring loom draped
through.The newlygalvanised interior handrail isfi tted, with
windscreenfastenercatchesateach side.

Speed

control

The freshly-painted

accelerator cross

shaft is mounted into

its bracketson the

frontofthe bulkhead

(terminalsof

dashboard-mounted

starterswitchseen

aboveshaft).

Fuelling

A new SU fuel pump is mounted on the bulkhead driver’s

side with the fuelsediment bowl housing below.The

voltagecontroller is adjacenttothe pump.

Sheddingligh t

NewLucas 451 side lamps are installed intothe front

ofthe bulkhead. Don’tfi t wing mirrors with these–

the lightrefl ectsbacktothe driver.